mercurous chloride

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. calomel.

mercurous chloride

noun

1. a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic, cathartic, and diuretic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2 Systematic namemercury(I) chloride Also calledcalomel

Word History and Origins

Origin of mercurous chloride¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

If "mercurous chloride," "calomel," "mercuric," "mercurio" or "mercury" is listed on the label, stop using the product immediately.

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The molecular weight of mercurous chloride has given occasion for much discussion.

From Project Gutenberg

In all these cases of partial decomposition some of the mercurous chloride—the calomel—is changed into soluble mercuric chloride and metallic mercury.

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Minor sources include the black or gray sulphide, metacinnabar, the native metal, and the white mercurous chloride, calomel.

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How could you distinguish between mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride?

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